Well, I guess I get to eat a little crow. I will do so happily. The Argus Leader has a front page, top of the fold story on South Dakota blogs today headlined "Blogging: A venue to rant, rave and review." Excerpt:
[Jon Lauck's and Jason Van Beek's] blogs accuse the Argus Leader of selectively reporting negative stories about Thune and ignoring news that makes Daschle look less favorable. They contend personal relationships and a liberal slant on the editing desk color the Argus Leader's articles.The newspaper's leadership has dismissed those charges as unfounded.
The charges are not unfounded. For compelling evidence of the AL engaging in selective reporting, read this simple analysis I posted several months ago. I think this selective reporting can be explained at least in part by the concept of institutional bias, which you can read about by clicking HERE. Also, I have listed the "Bombshell Memos" on the left-hand side of this blog, which contain telling passages about the bias of David Kranz, the dean of South Dakota political reporters.
Despite all of this, the publication of today's story on blogs in South Dakota redounds to the credit of the Argus Leader. Jennifer Sanderson is a talented reporter, and her efforts reflect positively on the Argus Leader.
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